A Patient in the Intensive Care Unit with ADHF Complains

A patient in the intensive care unit with ADHF complains of severe dyspnea and is anxious, tachypneic, and tachycardic. All these medications have been ordered for the patient. The first action by the nurse will be to

A) administer IV morphine sulfate 2 mg.
B) give IV diazepam (Valium) 2.5 mg.
C) increase dopamine (Intropin) infusion by 2 mcg/kg/min.
D) increase nitroglycerin (Tridil) infusion by 5 mcg/min.

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